Screenplay vs. Teleplay — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Screenplay and Teleplay
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Screenplay
A screenplay, or script, is a written work by screenwriters for a film, television program, or video game. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing.
Teleplay
A teleplay is a screenplay or script used in the production of a scripted television program or series. In general usage, the term is most commonly seen in reference to a standalone production, such as a television film, a television play, or an episode of an anthology series.
Screenplay
The script for a movie, including descriptions of scenes and some camera directions.
Teleplay
A script for a television program.
Screenplay
A script for a movie or a television show.
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Teleplay
A play written or adapted for television.
Screenplay
To write a screenplay.
Teleplay
(authorship) A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
Screenplay
A script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
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